National Women's History Month March 2008

National Women’s History Month sprang from the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women in 1978. Wanting to recognize the unsung accomplishments of women in history, the Commission established a local celebration. The outpouring of interest and support for the celebration soon spread to other schools and locales. Three years later, a senator and a representative proposed a National Women’s History Week. Eventually, a month-long recognition was approved. 2008’s National Women’s History Month focuses on the inspiring art of 12 women and their amazing contributions to the history of the nation.

Submitted By Pearl Grace

Fascinating Facts About the Prom
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The proms of past days were much simpler affairs. Here´s how these simple affairs differed from today´s gala event.

Submitted By Dr. Kristie

Mabel Dodge Luhan: Her Eventful Journey from Buffalo, New York to Taos, New Mexico
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Mabel Dodge Luhan was a wealthy, talented, complex woman who knew and entertained virtually all the cultural icons of her time. This article gives an overview of her peripatetic life.

Submitted By ardeth

Mary Edwards Walker "Let the generations know that women in uniform also guaranteed their freedom"
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This is the story Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, a woman before her time, blazing trails for the liberation of women. Throughout her life she was active in the women’s movement. She was the second woman in this country to become a doctor. Mary was a field surgeon during the Civil war and the first and only woman to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Submitted By janewinstead

Four Girls of Summer

Four Girls of Summer is a brief look at Toni Stone, Connie Morgan, Peanut Johnson, and Effa Manley - three players and one owner/manager who broke the gender ceiling in Negro League Baseball.

Submitted By B.A. Rice

Civilising the West - Life with the Real Harvey Girls

Made world famous in the movie appropriately named the Harvey Girls, the real Harvey Girls were famous in their own right as they helped to civilize the wild west at a time when the railroad was making its way across the USA and new towns were opening up in its wake. This article gives some background on the real women behind the Hollywood image.

Submitted By Katie-Anne